Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris will hold talks with the Stormont party leaders today as the deadline to restore an executive draws closer
The DUP has refused to return to Stormont as part of its protest against the, a part of the Brexit deal which keeps Northern Ireland aligned with some EU trade rules.
As Rishi Sunak announced his new cabinet on Tuesday, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson warned that if the new prime minister wanted to see the executive return he would have to deal with the protocol "once and for all".
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